Rwanda National Bank of Rwanda central bank rate
Rwanda National Bank of Rwanda central bank rate is 8.25 percent, in force since 20 May 2026. It was 7.25 percent before that. Last checked against the official source on 6 Sep 2026.
National Bank of Rwanda (BNR) Central Bank Rate (CBR), set quarterly by the Monetary Policy Committee (Feb/May/Aug/Nov).
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| Current value | 8.25 percent |
|---|---|
| In force from | 2026-05-20 |
| Official source | National Bank of Rwanda — 'MPC Press Release - English, May 2026' (21 May 2026), the most recent MPC press release on the NBR press-release listing; CBR 8.25%, corroborated by the NBR homepage headline indicator 'Central Bank Rate 8.25% — May-2026' |
| Last verified | 2026-09-06 |
| Verification | primary — No verification limitation recorded — read from the official source cited. |
| Provenance | source fingerprint |
What this value means
Raised 100bps at the 20 May 2026 MPC — the highest level since 2009 — responding to April 2026 inflation of 13.0% against the 2-8% target band (2026 average projection revised to 13.9%). Next decision: August 2026 quarterly MPC (~19 Aug); further tightening plausible but not announced.
Earlier values
| From | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-18 | 7.25 | BNR — MPC press release, February 2026 (+50bps) |
| 2025-08-20 | 6.75 | BNR — MPC press release, August 2025 (+25bps; held November… |
| 2025-02-12 | 6.5 | BNR — MPC press release, February 2025 (hold; rate in force… |
Get it programmatically
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